Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology (CSAUK) Admission 2024: Courses, Application Process, Eligibility, Entrance Exam

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Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology is an agricultural university, situated in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The university offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in multiple specializations.

All the courses offered by the Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology are full-time courses. At undergraduate level, the university offers programmes such as B.Sc, BFSc, B.Tech, BVSc & AH etc. On the other hand, postgraduate courses offered by the university are M.Sc, M.V.Sc, M.Tech, and MBA. In addition to it, the university also offers research programme viz. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

For admissions to the UG, PG and Ph.D programmes offered by Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, candidates are shortlisted through Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (UP-CATET), conducted by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology.

Note: Only Uttar Pradesh State Domicile candidates are eligible for appearing in all courses except MBA (Agri. Business) through UP-CATET. However, in the MBA program, the candidates from other states may also apply.

Table of Content

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Important Dates
Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology UG Admission

2.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology PG Admission

3.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology PhD Admission

4.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Application Process

Key Points regarding UPCATET:

For UG and PG programmes, the entrance examination comprises of 200 objective type MCQs to be answered within a time duration of three hours (180 minutes)
In case of Ph.D programme, the test shall be of two hours (120 minutes) duration consisting of 100 objective type MCQs carrying 300 marks
Final admission of the students will be done based on the cut-off percentage of marks. For General & OBC category candidates, the cut-off percentage marks in UPCATET is 20% whereas for SC & ST candidates, the minimum required aggregate is 10%
Students will be allotted seats according to their rank in the merit list based on the entrance examination scores
As per the candidates rank in the merit list, students will be intimated for counselling. The counselling letters should be downloaded from the official examination website
Candidates should report at the counselling centre as per the given schedule along with the relevant documents and required fees.

Highlights Table

Name of the University	Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
University Type	Public
Basic Admission Criteria	State Entrance Examination
Last Date to Apply	-
Application Mode	Online
Name of the Entrance	UPCATET
Entrance Mode	Online
Entrance Exam Result Date/ Merit List	-
Declaration Date	-
Counselling	University
Scholarship	-

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Important Dates

Events	Date
JEE Main 2023 Application Form Releases (Session 1)	December 15, 2022
Last Date to apply for JEE Main 2023 Session 1	January 12, 2023
Availability of JEE Main 2023 Session 1 Admit Card	Third week of January 2023
JEE Main 2023 Exam (Session 1)	January 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, 2023
JEE Main 2023 Exam (Session 2)	April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 April 2023

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology UG Admission 2023

The university offers a wide range of courses in different streams such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry etc. All the bachelors degree course are of 3 years duration and the total seats available in the undergraduate courses is 565. Admission to the UG courses offered by the university is done on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in UPCATET.

Course Name	Specialization(s)	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
B.Sc (Honours)	Agriculture	Intermediate in Agriculture Science/ PCB/ PCM/ PCMB	Admission is done on the basis of common entrance examination (UPCATET)
	Horticulture
	Forestry
	Home Science	Intermediate in Art with Home Science as subject PCB/ PCM/ PCMB/ Agriculture Science
B.F.Sc (Bachelors in Fisheries Science)		Intermediate in Agriculture Science/ PCB/ PCMB
B.V.Sc & A.H		Intermediate in PCB/ PCMB with English as subject along with 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and English for General Category and 47.5% for SC/ ST.
B.Tech	Biotechnology	Intermediate in Agriculture Science/ PCB/ PCM/ PCMB.
	Agriculture Engineering	Intermediate in Agriculture Science/ PCM/ PCMB.
	Computer Science & Engineering	Intermediate in PCM/ PCMB
	Mechanical Engineering
	Electronics & Communication Engineering
	Dairy Technology	Intermediate in Agriculture Science/ PCM/ PCMB.

In case of UPCATET for admissions to UG programmes offered by CSAUAT, one Common Entrance Examination will be conducted by SVPUAT. It shall be of three hours duration and shall consist of 200 objective type multiple choice questions carrying 600 marks.

UPCATET Admit Card is available for download from the official examination website. The result of UPCATET containing the merit of the qualified candidates will be declared within few days from the examination.

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology PG Admission 2023

The university offers several postgraduate programmes such as M.Sc, M.V.Sc and M.Tech in selected specializations. M.Sc programme is offered in three streams viz. Agriculture, Horticulture and Home Science. Admission to the PG courses offered by the university is done on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in UPCATET.

Course Name	Specialization(s)	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
M.Sc (Home Science)	Extension Education and Communication Management	B.Sc (H.Sc)/ B.Sc Home Science (Hons) 10+2+4 years degree	Admission is done on the basis of common entrance examination (UPCATET)
	Family Resource Management
	Human Development
	Textiles and Clothing
M.Sc (Agriculture)	Agriculture Biochemistry	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag. (10+2+4 years degree)
	Agricultural Economics
	Agronomy
	Animal Husbandry
	Genetics & Plant Breeding
	Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry
	Agriculture Biotechnology	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ B.Tech (Biotech)/ (10+2+4 years degree)
	Agricultural Extension	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ B.Sc (Forestry)/ B.F.Sc (10+2+4 years degree)
	Entomology	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ B.Sc (Forestry)/ (10+2+4 years degree)
	Agricultural Meteorology
	Plant Pathology
	Plant Physiology
	Seed Sciences & Technology
	Soil Conservation & Water Management
	Horticulture	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ (10+2+4 years degree)
	Nematology
	Agriculture Statistics	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ (10+2+4 years degree)
	Horticulture
M.Sc (Horticulture)	Fruit Science	B.Sc (Ag), B.Sc Ag. (Hons), B.Sc (Hons) Ag/ B.Sc (Hort.)/ (10+2+4 years degree)
	Floriculture and Landscaping
	Post Harvest Technology
	Vegetable Science
M.V.Sc	Animal Genetics and Breeding	B.V.Sc & A.H. with CGPA 5.50 out of 10.
	Animal Nutrition
	Live stock production and Management
	Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education
	Veterinary Medicine
	Veterinary Microbiology
	Veterinary Pathology
	Veterinary Physiology
	Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
	Veterinary Public Health & Epidermiology
	Veterinary Surgery and Radiology
M.Tech	Agriculture Engineering	Bachelors degree in Agriculture Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering/ B.Tech (Food Tech)/ B.Tech (Dairy Tech)
	Agricultural Engineering	B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering)
	Mechanical Engineering	B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
	M.Tech/ M.Sc Biotechnology	B.Tech (Biotechnology)/ B.Sc (Biotechnology), B.Sc Biology candidates are not eligible
MBA		Bachelors/ Masters degree in Agriculture or allied disciplines (Agriculture, Agril. Engg. /Dairy Science/ DairyTechnology/ Fisheries/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ Forestry/ Home Science/ Vegetable Science/ Horticulture/ Veterinary Science)

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Ph.D Admission 2023

In addition to UG and PG courses, the university also offers Ph.D programme in multiple specializations such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Home Science, Veterinary Science. Admission to the Ph.D courses offered by the university is done on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in UPCATET.

Course Name	Specialization(s)	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
Ph.D Agriculture	Agril. Biochemistry	M.Sc (Ag) in Ag. Biochemistry	Admission is done on the basis of UPCATET examination conducted by the university
	Agril. Biotechnology	M.Sc (Ag) Ag. Biotechnology/ M.Sc Biotechnology/ M.Tech (Biotechnology)
	Agricultural Economics	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agril. Economics / M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agril. Economics & Management
	Agricultural Extension	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agril. Extension / Extension Education /Agril. Communication/Agril. Extension and Comm.
	Agricultural Meteorology	M.Sc.(Agril. Meteorology)/ M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agril. Meteorology
	Agricultural Engineering	Master’s degree in Agril. Engg./Agril. Process & Food Engg./Process & Food Engg /Mechanical Engg./ Food Biotech. Engg. /Post Harvest Engg. & Tech./Food Technology
	Agricultural Statistics	M.Sc. (Ag.) / M.Sc. in Agril. Statistics/M.Sc.(Statistics)
	Agronomy	M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy
	Animal Husbandry	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Animal Husbandry
	Dairy Technology	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Dairy Technology
	Live Stock Production & Management	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Live Stock Production & Management
	Entomology	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Entomology, (M.Sc.(Ag.) in Plant Protection degree holders are not eligible)
	Genetics & Plant Breeding	M. Sc.(Ag.) in Gen. & Plant Breeding
	Horticulture	M. Sc.(Ag.) in Horticulture/ M.Sc.(Hort.)
	Namatology	M.Sc.(Ag.) in Nematology
	Plant Pathology	M.Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Pathology, (M.Sc.(Ag.) in Plant Protection degree holders are not eligible)
	Plant Physiology	M. Sc.(Ag.) in Plant Physiology/M.Sc. (Ag.) in Crop Physiology
	Seed Science & Technology	M. Sc.(Ag.) in Seed Science & Technology
	Soil Conservation and Water Management	M. Sc.(Ag.) in Soil Conservation & Water Management
	Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry	M. Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry / M.Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science
	Horticulture	M.Sc.(Ag.) Horticulture/M.Sc.(Ag.) Horticulture (Vegetable Science),/M.Sc. Horticulture( Veg. Sci.)
Ph.D in Horticulture	Fruit Science	M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture/M.Sc.(Ag.) Horticulture (Fruit Science)
Ph.D in Horticulture	Vegetable Sciences	M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture/M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture (Vegetable Science) /M.Sc. Horticulture (Veg. Sci.)
Ph.D in Home Science	Extension Education and Communication Management	M.Sc.(H.Sc.) in Extension Education and Communication Management (M.A.(H.Sc.) degree holders are not eligible)
Ph.D in Veterinary Science	Animal Genetics and Breeding	M.V.Sc in the Concern Subject
	Animal Nutrition
	Live Stock Production and Management
	Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education
	Veterinary Biochemistry
	Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics
	Veterinary Microbiology
	Veterinary Pathology
	Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
	Veterinary Public Health & Epidermiology
	Veterinary Surgery and Radiology

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Application Process

For getting admission into the various undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D programmes students need to fill the online application forms. Students are advised to take the printout of filled in application form. The form can be downloaded from the university official website.

Students should follow the below given steps in order to register for UPCATET:

Login to the official university website
Then, click on the Click Here to apply button
Then, click on the download brochure
Click on the “I agree” button. The application fee is paid through SBI bank.
For getting the application form, UR/ OBC category candidates have to submit the INR 1250/- application fees whereas SC/ ST candidates have to submit INR 1050/- as application fees.
Then, click on the Proceed button and accept the term and condition of SBI bank
Then, click on the Submit Application form button
Then, candidates are advised to verify all the details and click on confirm button
After that Login to the UPCATET website and enter all the details like mobile no, date of birth, programme, challan No, search type etc.
Click on the Login button
The online application form will be submitted on the website.

Candidates must bring the 5 sets of the following documents at the time of admission:

Copy of online application form duly attested by competent authority of last attended institution
Attested photocopies of high school certificate and mark sheets along with original
Attested photocopies of intermediate certificate and mark sheets along with original
Attested photocopies of mark sheets and certificate of bachelor and master degree qualification along with the originals
Domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh issued by competent authority
Original sports weightage certificate
Original character and conduct certificate in original from the head of the institution
Five passport size photograph with name and roll number written on the back
An affidavit for more than three months discontinuity after leaving the last attended institution
Original Transfer/ Migration certificate
At the time of counselling students must bring bank draft of INR 500/- for counselling fee and INR 5000/- for initiation fee drawn in favour of “Comptroller, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel university of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut” payable at SBI SVBP branch, Meerut.